Rock Art in the Northeast of Qorveh, Kurdistan Province

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Jamal Lahafian ¹ , Ali Behnia ²

1 - Honorary Member of the Australian Rock Art Association (AURA)
2 - General Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Kurdistan Province, Iran.

Received: 2023-04-06 Accepted : 2023-04-06 Published : 2016-08-22

Keywords: Iran, Kurdistan province, Rock art, Petroglyph, Northeast of Qorveh,

Abstract :

Some rock art sites have been discovered in southeastern Kurdistan and northeastern Qorveh city on the foothill of young volcanic mountains (Siah and Gharineh). Some of its rock art manifestations contain important elements that in terms of work style and morphology are comparable to the petroglyphs of different regions of Iran and other areas of Kurdistan. Some of these carvings have been made in several different periods by overlapping on the boulders. Qorveh motifs include cupules in different styles, linear, single, and group, human motifs in various combinations and modes, including various scenes such as hunting with a bow and arrow, horseman in a hunting mode, group dancing and other various modes, and animal motifs comprising antelope, ram, ewe, deer, gazelle, boar, camel, snake, feliformia and also other animal-like and human-like which have been displayed in graphic and abstract forms as well as geometric shapes and symbols.